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Solved!! New and Improved Android Widget

Spotify is bringing a new update to the home screen widget on Android devices. This update will help you get more out of it than before. The new widget will make it simpler and faster to access your favourite content on Spotify. So what is changing?H...

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Solved!! The version of Spotify I have has completely different features than another free user.

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceAndroid PhonesMy Question or IssueMy dad and I both have spotify. I cannot pick songs to play and have to rely on shuffle. My dad can pick songs without issue, and probably doesn't even know that shuffle's an option. We both h...

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Superuser Contribution share lyrics "box" cannot resize/weird spacing

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceHuaweiOperating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or IssueI want to share a lyric to instagram but the "box" is too small causing the sentence to awkwardly spaced and make it harder to read. How to change the size of the b...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Huawei Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue I want to share a lyric to instagram but the "box" is too small causing the sent...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast queue changed or cleared

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy s23Operating SystemAndroid 14Spotify Version8.9.38.494 My IssueIt's a two part issue, but both parts seem to be linked to opening the app while connected to bluetooth.When listening to a podcasts b...

  • Gig Goer
  • Plan Premium Country United States   Device Samsung Galaxy s23 Operating System Android 14 Spotify Version 8.9.38.494   My Issue It's a two part issue, but both parts seem to b...
  • Funkle
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Superuser Contribution No settings on Android TV

PlanPremiumDeviceTVOperating SystemAndroid TV 11 My Question or IssueMy 1st TV with Android. Spotify from Google Play. No settings button. Stream with the Connect from a phone or a laptop. How to be sure about quality?

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  • Plan Premium Device TV Operating System Android TV 11   My Question or Issue My 1st TV with Android. Spotify from Google Play. No settings button. Stream with the Connect from a phone or...
  • Nickerchen
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Superuser Contribution Missing Spotify Controls in Notification Panel

Missing Spotify Controls in Notification Panel Issue Description: The media controls for Spotify are missing from the notification panel (media player section). The controls used to appear correctly, but now they don’t show up for Spotify. Other musi...

  • Regular
  • Missing Spotify Controls in Notification Panel   Issue Description:   The media controls for Spotify are missing from the notification panel (media player section). The controls used to...
  • Hattifnatti
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Not playing songs on a few albums

Listening to a artist and there songs are skipping for some reason .PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceSamsung galaxy s25 ultraOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Listening to a artist and there songs are skipping for some reason . Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Samsung galaxy s25 ultra Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,e...
  • RayyW0
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to stop Spotify starting when I switch on Bluetooth?

I have Spotify installed on a Pixel 5, running Android 12 (standard build). Whenever I switch on Bluetooth, Spotify automatically starts playing. This has only started happening to me in the last month or so. When I switch my phone on in the morning,...

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  • I have Spotify installed on a Pixel 5, running Android 12 (standard build).   Whenever I switch on Bluetooth, Spotify automatically starts playing.  This has only started happening to me ...
  • Chilli81
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Superuser Contribution Night Light filter 'Unavailable' in certain parts of Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicemoto g24Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueThe Android system night light and extra dim options are both greyed out in Android with the text 'Unavailable' when in some screens in Spotify.It seems to happen when S...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device moto g24 Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue The Android system night light and extra dim options are both greyed out in Android with the ...
  • shiftypistachio
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Music

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,e...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macb...
  • Jose_M
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Superuser Contribution Split-Screen Support Missing on Android

Hello Spotify Support Team,I've recently noticed that Spotify no longer supports split-screen mode on my Android device (Zenfone 11 Ultra, Android 14). This feature was working before, but now it seems to be disabled.I often use split-screen to multi...

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  • Hello Spotify Support Team, I've recently noticed that Spotify no longer supports split-screen mode on my Android device (Zenfone 11 Ultra, Android 14). This feature was working before, but now it...
  • svendllavendel
  • Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Podcast changes after 3 hours

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceSamsung S22Operating System My Question or Issue We like listening to a 12 hour podcast overnight like sleep sounds. It has to last the whole time we are sleeping. We have tried two different podcasts both of which change ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Samsung S22 Operating System     My Question or Issue   We like listening to a 12 hour podcast overnight like sleep sounds. It has to l...
  • Anthemosity
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Superuser Contribution How to permanently disable Videos on Android TV

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePhilips 55POS5002 Android TV(TPM171E)Operating SystemAndroid TV 8.0.0Spotify App Version1.83.3 My Question or Issue The new video playback feature seems like a nice idea but my TV stops playback and needs to buffer if a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Philips 55POS5002 Android TV(TPM171E) Operating System Android TV 8.0.0 Spotify App Version 1.83.3   My Question or Issue   The new video pl...
  • whobki
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Superuser Contribution Shared links doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceOnePlus NordOperating SystemAndroid 11BrowserChrome, Brave My Question or IssueI've seen other topics here about shared links not working and they've been closed without action, like this one for example: https://communi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device OnePlus Nord Operating System Android 11 Browser Chrome, Brave   My Question or Issue I've seen other topics here about shared links not working an...
  • muwaffaq
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot like songs on lock screen

PlanPremiumCountryAUTDeviceHuawei Honor 10Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI've done some research and it seems like I should be able to like songs on the lock screen by pulling down the lock screen banner. However, it doesn't let me. W...

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  • Plan Premium Country AUT Device Huawei Honor 10 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I've done some research and it seems like I should be able to like songs on the lock ...
  • JoaoSacramento
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Music is not available on my device

I wanted to listen to the music used in Evangelion, "Fly me to the moon", but I'm having trouble. An error occurred. "Music is not available on the device" The text appears.

  • Newbie
  • I wanted to listen to the music used in Evangelion, "Fly me to the moon", but I'm having trouble. An error occurred. "Music is not available on the device" The text appears.
  • osornios
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 'Add to Playlist' - playlist order is random

PremiumCountry Germany Device(Samsung Galaxy S7)Operating System(Android) My Question or Issue When I listen to a song and I want to add it to my playlists the order of the playlists is completely random.(I think this is like that since approximately...

  • Casual Listener
  • Premium Country Germany   Device (Samsung Galaxy S7) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue   When I listen to a song and I want to add it to my playlists the orde...
  • Brutalist151
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spotify takes ages to start every time I open the app

for a while now, everytime i want to open the app it takes up to like a minute for it to start up.

  • Newbie
  • for a while now, everytime i want to open the app it takes up to like a minute for it to start up.
  • RayyW0
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Superuser Contribution KNOWN UNRESOLVED ISSUE FOR YEARS - Spotify redownloads all songs every phone restart

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 4XOperating SystemAndroid 7 (MIUI) -> 7.1.2 (custom systems since there)-> 8 -> 8.1 -> 9 -> 10My Question or IssueAs title says - almost every reboot Spotify resets songs location to internal storage an...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X Operating System Android 7 (MIUI) -> 7.1.2 (custom systems since there)-> 8 -> 8.1 -> 9 -> 10 My Question or Issue As t...
  • the13thfrance
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Superuser Contribution Playback stops when closing Spotify app after casting to speaker

Plan Premium Country Colombia Device Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Operating System Android 14 One UI version 6.1 My Question or Issue Hi, I’ve been experiencing an issue when playing music from Spotify on my Alexa speaker. Previously, I could start playb...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Colombia   Device Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra   Operating System Android 14 One UI version 6.1   My Question or Issue Hi,   ...
  • Ivelina
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Superuser Contribution Podcast queue is playing older episodes instead of the next one

Whenever I finish an episode of a podcast, instead of playing the next episode it plays an older episode. Usually, it jumps back about 18 episodes. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app, clearing the cache, and restarting my phone, but t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Whenever I finish an episode of a podcast, instead of playing the next episode it plays an older episode. Usually, it jumps back about 18 episodes. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app,...
  • Heroicdose
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Something went wrong" on Android TV apl

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceTV: Sony KE-55XH9005Operating SystemAndroid TV 10Spotify app version 1.91.8My Question or IssueCan't open the Spotify app on my Sony XH90 TV. When I'm opening the app, after few seconds main screen blinks, then "Somethin...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device TV: Sony KE-55XH9005 Operating System Android TV 10 Spotify app version 1.91.8 My Question or Issue Can't open the Spotify app on my Sony XH90 TV. When I'...
  • thelawpl
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